Kazakhstan reports attempts to recruit locals to join Russian military in Ukraine

In an exclusive interview, Ukrainian anti-corruption activist Vitaliy Shabunin speaks out on what he says is a politically motivated criminal case against him. Shabunin, one of Ukraine’s most influential anti-corruption crusaders, is accused of fraud and military service evasion. The Kyiv Independent’s editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko sits down with Shabunin to discuss his current legal proceedings, as well as corruption and the democratic backsliding in Ukraine.

"We're striking at the heart of the Russian energy sector alongside the EU," British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said.

According to the case file, he was struck in the face and torso by an enlistment officer. After he collapsed, the officer hit the man with a stun gun at least three to four times and struck his head against the floor multiple times, the records show.

Civic watchdogs argue that Tsyvinsky's candidacy was rejected because the President's Office sees him as too independent.

The sanctions target operatives of Russia's military intelligence (GRU), responsible for widespread malicious cyber activity in the U.K. and Europe, the Foreign Office said.

The project would involve Romanian investment in a local factory, likely in Brasov, where Ukrainian and Romanian teams would collaborate on manufacturing drones based on Ukrainian designs developed through wartime experience.

Ukraine's Air Force said it shot down 11 Shahed-type drones overnight as Russia launched a wave of 35 attack drones, including decoy drones, primarily targeting eastern frontline regions. Six additional decoys were jammed or lost.

The package targets 105 vessels of Russia's shadow fleet, the Russian banking system, Nord Stream pipelines, and lowers the price cap on Russian crude oil.

France has agreed to expand pilot training for Mirage fighter jets, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

The head of Ukraine's Poltava Mining faces criminal charges for allegedly evading over Hr 1.7 billion ($41 million) in corporate taxes through fraudulent export pricing, the Ukraine Economic Security Bureau announced in a press release on July 18.

The cyberattack allegedly destroyed large volumes of data and installed custom software designed to further damage the company's information systems.

The fatalities included a man and a woman. All of the 11 injured victims have been hospitalized, one of whom — a 29-year-old woman — is in serious condition, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.